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Effective Use of the Internet for Research

Effective Use of the Internet for Research. Nicole Doyle Faculty Librarian The Library, Durham College/UOIT. Where do you search for information? Google? Yahoo? MSN? Others?. What do you find? Articles What kind? Historical info? Wikis? Blogs? Quality? Quantity? Other?.

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Effective Use of the Internet for Research

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  1. Effective Use of the Internet for Research Nicole Doyle Faculty Librarian The Library, Durham College/UOIT

  2. Where do you search for information? Google? Yahoo? MSN? Others? What do you find? Articles What kind? Historical info? Wikis? Blogs? Quality? Quantity? Other? Key Questions

  3. What we’ll cover • There are other search engines out there! • Using Google to find scholarly articles. • How can we evaluate what we find? • Search Engine Results • Individual Sites

  4. Don’t forget… • Research is a process • Identify and Articulate • Find Information • Evaluate • Present (and cite!) This applies to all research, including research using the internet!

  5. Useful Sources of Information on the Internet • Government websites • Including Statistics Canada • Associations • Open source journals • Book chapters/excerpts • Digital libraries

  6. salary 911 dispatcher Recent trends education Individual experiences Schools offering program Careers website? newspapers College websites Blogs, websites

  7. But, how do we find this useful information? Think beyond Google

  8. An Example 911 dispatcher

  9. Google: 911 dispatcher

  10. www.clusty.com

  11. Meta-Searching Search engines that search a bunch of OTHER search engines all at the same time!

  12. Google Tools • Google Books • Google Scholar

  13. books.google.ca

  14. Don’t forget to EVALUATE!

  15. Let’s try the Library…

  16. For example, find Books

  17. Librarians have organized library resources for you BY SUBJECT

  18. Databases where you can find NEWS about your career.

  19. Using Library Resources • Much of this content is NOT available on the web by searching Google. • Need a username and password to access • same as you use to login to computers • Often need to use BOOLEAN searching • Not like Google • AND, OR, NOT

  20. Library Databases do not use the same language as Google! Need to use Boolean Searching…

  21. Translating a Google Search • Google: 911 dispatcher careers • Library:911 dispatcher AND careers • Better Library Search: 911 or emergency AND dispatcher* AND career*

  22. Evaluating What You Find

  23. Checking Specific Sites • Read “About Us” or “Contact” sections. • Apply regular evaluation criteria • Who published it • Why • Who has registered the site? • www.whois.net • http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp

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